OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496640

BURN,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E GI IB,SCAFFOLD

1989-05-23T00:00:00

Event: BURN,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E GI IB,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14496640
Report ID: 627100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYER AND THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 5-FOOT-BY-7-FOOT-BY-28-FOOT, 3-INC H SCAFFOLD AROUND THE END OF A BUILDING. AS THEY WERE MOVING THE SCAFFOLD, IT CO NTACTED A 161-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER THREE RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHO CKS AND SEVERE BURNS. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES.

Victims (4)

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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